Recognised as Colour
#E9BBF7
- #E9BBF7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9BBF7 is a violet with RGB values 233, 187, 247 and HSL 286°, 79%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9BBF7#E9BBF7
HEX#E9BBF7
RGBrgb(233, 187, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7333, 0.9686
RGB percentages91.4%, 73.3%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(286, 78.9%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 24.3%, 96.9%)
CMYK5.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,007
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BBF7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#164408
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9F7BB
Analogous#CBBBF7, #F7BBE7
Triadic#F7E9BB, #BBF7E9
Split complementary#E7F7BB, #BBF7CB
Tetradic#F7CBBB, #C9F7BB, #BBE7F7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G187
B247
Red233 (91.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue286°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G BB · B F7
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